Black River State Forest Master Plan
Welcome to the Master Planning Site for the Black River State Forest. We hope you find this to be an interesting and informative source of information about this project in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
The Draft Master Plan was approved on January 27, 2010, by the Natural Resources Board. Any updates about master plan implementation will be posted here, so please check back periodically.
Proposed Master Plan Variance
Snowshoe Trail Addition, November 2011 [PDF, 404KB]
Please send comments on the proposed variance to Peter Bakken, Black River State Forest Superintendent
Master Plan
Black River State Forest Master Plan [PDF, 12MB] Caution: this large document may take a while to download, and should only be attempted with a high-speed broadband connection (such as cable or DSL).
- Introduction & Chapter 1 [PDF, 580KB]
- Chapter 2 - Introduction & Forest Management Areas [PDF, 1.8MB]
- Chapter 2 - Habitat Management Areas [PDF, 1.2MB]
- Chapter 2 - Native Community Management Areas [PDF, 7.2MB]
- Chapter 2 - Recreation Management Areas [PDF, 672KB]
- Chapter 2 - State Natural Areas [PDF, 233KB]
- Chapter 2 - General Forest Management Prescriptions by Primary Forest Type [PDF, 112KB]
- Chapter 2 - Wildlife, Recreation, Fisheries, Real Estate, Roads, General Administration [PDF, 495KB]
- Chapter 3 & Appendices [PDF, 696KB]
Maps
- Property Land Cover [PDF, 1.6MB]
- Land Classifications [PDF, 469KB]
- Current and Planned Recreation Facilities [PDF, 1.1MB]
- Implementation of Planned Recreation Facilities [PDF, 1.1MB]
- Project Boundary [PDF, 472KB]
Master Plan Variance
Participation in the UTV Pilot Project, April 2011 [PDF, 229KB]
Annual Reports
2011 Annual Work Plan [PDF, 1.2MB]
If you would like to comment on the annual work plan, would like a hard copy of the work plan, and/or would like to receive email notification of future annual work plans, please contact Peter Bakken, Property Superintendent (contact information)
Contact
For questions regarding the master plan, or to be added to the mail/email distribution list, please contact the property superintendent:
Peter Bakken
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
910 Highway 54 E
Black River Falls, WI 54615
(715) 284-1406
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